New Zealand Seashore

DSC_6588 Purple shore crab (Leptograpsus variegatus) habitat. More abundant in the north of New Zealand. This crab will leave the intertidal zone, to enter coastal forest and seek terrestrial prey such as young seabirds and snails, often venturing 50m from the shoreline after dark. Eastern Coastline, Northland

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DSC_6588 Purple shore crab (Leptograpsus variegatus) habitat. More abundant in the north of New Zealand. This crab will leave the intertidal zone, to enter coastal forest and seek terrestrial prey such as young seabirds and snails, often venturing 50m from the shoreline after dark. Eastern Coastline, Northland

DSC 6588 Purple shore crab Leptograpsus variegatus habitat coastal forest Northland